How Did You...? Dale Jackson
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The "How did you...?" podcast with Dale Jackson answers the questions surrounding how interesting people got to be where they are. Business owners, politicians, sports figures and pop culture personalities will talk about the highs and lows in their lives to better help the listeners find out how they arose to their current station in life.
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Episode 7: Interview with Alabama Democratic Party Chair Chris England
Dale Jackson is joined the new chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party, State Representative Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa). England describes how growing up as the son of two public servants in Alabama led him to where he is today, from leaving the state to attend Howard University to winning the contentious inner-party struggle within the Alabama […]
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Episode 6: Interview with former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna
Dale Jackson is joined former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna to talk about how he went from the life of sex, drugs, and rock and roll to leading the music department of Calhoun Community College in Decatur. Vrenna describes how his love of music took him all over the world, granted him the awards […]
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Episode 5: Alabama State Rep. Mike Ball
Dale Jackson is joined by State Representative Mike Ball to talk about how he went from being born to a mentally-ill single mother to the Alabama legislature. Ball describes how an early life of tribulation, including being reunited with his father and witnessing his death, prepared him for his current role as a public servant.
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Episode 4: U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks
Dale Jackson is joined by United States Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) to discuss his career and how he became Alabama 5th Congressional District’s congressman. Rep. Brooks describes how he went from being one of a small number Alabama’s early elected Republicans in 1982, through the wins and losses of a long political career, to his […]
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Episode 3: Spur CEO Glenn Clayton
Dale Jackson is joined by the Huntsville, Alabama-based CEO of Spur, a tech company that focuses on human resources, Glenn Clayton. Glenn describes how he launched his company from a dorm room at the University of Alabama-Huntsville and took it from a tutoring company to a premier human resource firm with offices in Alabama and […]
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Episode 2: Ralph Nelson — Rocket City Trash Pandas owner on his career in baseball and beyond
Dale Jackson is joined by Ralph Nelson, managing partner and CEO of the Rocket City Trash Pandas to find out how he came to own Alabama’s newest minor league baseball team and the backstory behind the craziest team name in sports. Ralph describes his 25 years working in major league baseball – from his start […]
Customer Reviews
Highly Recommend!
I enjoy these and look forward to new episodes. Stories of Alabama’s public figures and how life circumstances shaped their success. 38 mins in length is perfect. And Dale Jackson proves to be a skilled interviewer.
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Honestly love these podcast episodes. Interesting content and interesting people!
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